Ground breaks on Trump border-wall push in Texas’ remote Big Bend

Construction has begun on a 47‑mile stretch in Hudspeth County, Texas, marking the first major border-wall build in the Big Bend area as part of a $46 billion initiative to fence the U.S.–Mexico border; Customs and Border Protection says wall panel installation started Sept. 15 and is averaging about 12 miles of barriers per week, but the project faces ongoing opposition from landowners, environmental groups, and local stakeholders, including lawsuits and protests over land use and sacred sites near Big Bend National Park.